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Liverpool vs. West Bromwich Albion; Premier League
Topic Started: Oct 2 2014, 07:23 PM (3,662 Views)
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Liverpool vs. West Bromwich Albion
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Brendan Rodgers feels Liverpool head into Saturday's Barclays Premier League match at home to West Bromwich Albion locked in a period of transition.

Liverpool failed to win in the top flight during September and enter the Anfield fixture off the back of a disappointing 1-0 loss to Basle in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. It leaves last season's Barclays Premier League runners-up in 14th place with seven points from their six matches and Rodgers feels the departure of Luis Suarez to Barcelona has left a major void. With Suarez gone and Daniel Sturridge having missed the past month with a thigh strain, Rodgers acknowledges the task Liverpool face in kickstarting their campaign.
"There was big change in the summer - and we lost a world-class player," Rodgers said. "We had to improve the squad and unfortunately we are in a period of transition again.

"It was difficult in my first few months but there was a vision that came through that. We know [Saturday] will be a tough game. They've got some very good players but, at home, we expect to win."

Sturridge may return to action at Anfield, despite being left out of England's squad to face San Marino and Estonia, after Rodgers claimed the striker could "be available for some involvement". However, Rodgers will be without Mamadou Sakho (thigh), Joe Allen (knee), Emre Can (ankle), Glen Johnson (thigh) and John Flanagan (knee).

While Liverpool have work to do to get their season up and running, West Brom appear to be making headway under Alan Irvine after a difficult start. Irvine had to wait until the fifth league match of the season in for his first win but West Brom go into the fixture at Anfield following three consecutive victories. A narrow 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane was followed up by a League Cup triumph against Hull City before a resounding 4-0 victory against Burnley on Sunday. Saido Berahino has been at the heart of West Brom's upturn in form with three goals in his last two games and Irvine wants the England Under-21 international to keep it up on Merseyside. Despite speculation over a senior call-up this week, Berahino was not drafted into Roy Hodgson's squad, although Irvine is confident that will not knock him off course.

"Saido's a very good professional so I can't see him getting carried away if he does get selected at full international level," Irvine said. "Saido's time will come. He may will be disappointed but I don't know.

"He might have been hoping after a lot of speculation this week but he'll handle all of that mentally - he's in a really good place."
Irvine is without Silvestre Varela (hernia), Brown Ideye (ankle) and Victor Anichebe (groin), while defender Andre Wisdom cannot face his parent club.
Edited by Webster, Oct 2 2014, 07:25 PM.
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Stating the obvious but this is a must win game, for the team and the fans.
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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says he will "wait and see" on the fitness of forward Daniel Sturridge.
Joe Allen, Emre Can, Jon Flanagan, Glen Johnson and Mamadou Sakho all remain sidelined for the Reds.
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I would drop Mario and play Borini. he deserves a chance
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Oct 3 2014, 09:34 PM
I would drop Mario and play Borini. he deserves a chance
I'd put them both on the front line. Part of Balotelli's problems thus far have been that, absent Sturridge, he's all-but-been-alone up front and that can get frustrating for any player. Assuming Sturridge can't play tomorrow, I wouldn't be surprised to see either, (a)Balotelli & Borini up front, (b)Balotelli or Lambert up front or (and here's a wild-ass guess), (c)Borini and Lambert up front with Balotelli slotting in either right behind them or right in front of them.

Regardless of who starts up front, though, one thing's certain: we definitely need Sturridge back in the starting XI.
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Balotelli dropped for this one, don't blame the manger really he is one lazy ass player
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5 minutes in, 0-0 at Anfield
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Sterling w/a shot on goal
Free kick for Liverpool
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Neither the free kick, nor the subsequent corner, came for anything....
...but 9 minutes in and the Reds' are on the early attack...
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West Brom corner, punched away by Mignolet...
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Reds on the attack, Lallana centers it to Lambert...no dice; good attempt, though
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Sterling w/a shot on goal; deflected by a couple of bodies and out for a corner...
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...and Skrtel's booked for a mis-timed tackle on Berahino; free kick to West Brom...
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Lambert w/a solid shot on goal, saved by Foster
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West Brom w/a corner, punched away by Mignolet....another corner for the Baggies which thankfully goes for naught...
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